document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262229>Question 262229</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 7    B. 8          C. 11          D. 12                                </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193182 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=193182\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we have a working together problem. Here is an equation to start us out:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 1 - multiply by common denominator of 24 to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adding we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 50 to get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide by 2 to get<BR>\n" );
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